Tal Schwartz
About Tal Schwartz
Tal Schwartz is based in the San Francisco Bay Area. He is Founder and CEO of Ai Funds, which according to its site is an SEC-registered investment adviser. He is also listed as Founder and CEO of Actualize Capital, which Crunchbase dates to August 2018. Crunchbase counts five companies founded.
He co-founded Clicktale in 2006 with Arik Yavilevich and served as its Executive Chairman. Crunchbase lists his Clicktale role as ending in August 2018, and TheOrg says Clicktale was acquired by Contentsquare. Earlier he founded Expand Beyond (Founder and CFO, 2000 to 2005 per Crunchbase), which TheOrg says Semotus acquired. He also co-founded the Technion's Entrepreneurship & Innovation Center.
He holds a PhD in Finance from Cornell's Johnson Graduate School of Management (1997) and bachelor's degrees from Caltech (1992). He has worked as a quantitative researcher for hedge funds including Citadel, Mesirow Financial and Clarion Capital. He has held faculty or visiting roles at Caltech, the Technion, DePaul University and other universities.
Crunchbase lists two personal investments, both in CodeMonkey Studios: an angel round and a convertible note. CodeMonkey is an online game that teaches kids to code. Crunchbase records one exit, CodeMonkey Studios. It shows no lead investments, and the deal dates and amounts are not public.
Crunchbase also lists him as Mentor and Investor at Xrispi Labs. PitchBook describes him as an active angel investor and counts three investments, but its deal table was not visible, so we could not confirm the third.
We found no public record of him investing in AI startups as an angel. His AI work is operating Ai Funds. Its proprietary model, BAILA, uses Bayesian analysis to find market patterns and has produced weekly investment signals for registered investment advisors since 2019. His earlier career included building AI models and trading algorithms at hedge funds.
He has not published a stage, sector or geography thesis for angel investing, and no check size is public. His public investments so far are in education technology (CodeMonkey). His own companies span web analytics (Clicktale), software and finance. Founders pitching him should treat his AI interest as most closely tied to AI in investment management and finance, which is what Ai Funds does.
- CodeMonkey Studios: online game that teaches kids real coding. Crunchbase lists an angel round and a convertible note from him, and counts it as his exit. Dates are not public.
- Xrispi Labs: Crunchbase lists him as Mentor and Investor. Details and dates are not public.
Investing activity
Tal Schwartz has made 2 investments according to Crunchbase across 1 portfolio company, and has seen 1 exit and founded 5 companies.
Deals
Frequently asked questions about Tal Schwartz
Does Tal Schwartz invest in AI startups?
We found no public AI startup investments by him. He runs Ai Funds, which applies AI to investment management, and he built AI models at hedge funds earlier in his career.
What check size does Tal Schwartz write?
No check size is public. Crunchbase hides the amounts of his CodeMonkey Studios deals, and he has not stated a range.
What stage does Tal Schwartz invest in?
He has not stated a preferred stage. Crunchbase shows an angel round and a convertible note in CodeMonkey Studios, and he has no recorded lead investments.
What companies has Tal Schwartz founded?
They include Clicktale (co-founded in 2006), Expand Beyond, the Technion's Entrepreneurship & Innovation Center, Actualize Capital and Ai Funds. Crunchbase counts five companies founded.
Has Tal Schwartz had an exit?
Crunchbase counts one exit, CodeMonkey Studios, with none by IPO. TheOrg also says Clicktale was acquired by Contentsquare.
How can founders contact Tal Schwartz?
His LinkedIn profile is linkedin.com/in/talschwartz, and his Ai Funds site links to it. He is also on X as @talschwartz.
Is Tal Schwartz an angel investor?
Yes. Tal Schwartz invests personally as an angel and is Founder & CEO at Ai Funds. Crunchbase counts 2 investments and 1 exit.
Where is Tal Schwartz based?
Tal Schwartz is based in San Francisco Bay Area, California, United States.
How can founders reach Tal Schwartz?
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